GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which scientist first was able to see animalcules, or tiny living things?
A
Hooke
B
Leeuwenhoek
C
Schleiden
D
Schwann
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Leeuwenhoek is universally acknowledged as the father of microbiology. He discovered both protists and bacteria [1]. More than being the first to see this unimagined world of ‘animalcules’, he was the first even to think of looking-certainly, the first with the power to see.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antonie van Leeuwenhoek-a cloth merchant by trade-is credited for the discovery of single-celled microorganisms, which he called “wee animalcules” (little animals) (Dobell, 1932).

Detailed explanation-3: -Van Leeuwenhoek is best known for his pioneering work in the field of microscopy and for his contributions toward the establishment of microbiology as a scientific discipline. Raised in Delft, in the Dutch Republic, van Leeuwenhoek worked as a draper in his youth and founded his own shop in 1654.

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